University of California, Davis - Tobacco Prevention Internship

Public university located in Davis, California
Enrollment: 23,368
Type/Category: Curriculum Infusion

Program: UC Davis’ tobacco prevention internship provides students with advocacy skills training, information about tobacco, and the opportunity to plan and implement tobacco control activities. The internship curriculum was developed in conjunction with the Yolo County Health Department and is offered through the UC Davis Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine.

Students receive credit for this internship and are required to commit about two hours a week over the course of three of the four quarters per academic year. During the first quarter, students learn about tobacco through a class called “Tobacco 101” and receive advocacy skills training. Students also begin to plan activities that they then implement during the winter and spring quarters. These activities include environmental and community organizing strategies to promote student-driven tobacco policy and program initiatives.

Contact Information:

Ada Barros
Yolo County Health Department
Ada.barros@ccm.yolocounty.org

Steve Jensen
Yolo County Health Department
(530) 666-8616
steven.jensen@ccm.yolocounty.org

Pat Lindsay
Health Education Promotion Director
pdlindsay@ucdavis.edu

Bruce Leistikow, MD
Associate Adjunct Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine, UC Davis
Leistikow@epm.ecdavis.edu

This case study brief was written in July 2004.

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